Tesla starts hiring in India: The company may enter the country soon, Musk recently met Modi
Elon Musk’s company Tesla Inc. has started hiring in India. Which is an indication that Tesla may enter India soon. On February 17, the company announced recruitment for 13 posts on LinkedIn. This includes 13 posts related to customer service and backend operations. Recently, during PM Modi’s US visit, Tesla CEO Musk met him.
Tesla and India have had occasional talks for many years, but Tesla had kept a distance from India due to high import duty. However, India has now reduced the import duty on cars priced above $ 40,000 (about Rs 35 lakh) from 110% to 70%.
Search for place for factory
According to media reports, Tesla is also preparing to set up its plant in India. The company is busy looking for land. The company is trying to set up the plant in the states with automotive hubs. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are its priorities.
Trump made Musk the head of Department of Government Efficiency
After winning the election in November, Donald Trump announced the creation of a new department called Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE), which will advise the government from outside. Donald Trump handed over its command to Elon Musk and Indian-origin businessman Vivek Ramaswami. Later Vivek Ramaswami was removed from it.
